The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-02

KNOWS the ena'c Of eecns I tell thee thar
there q . hand Of Fate that twincs them
up to bear the burden Of its purpose, and
all things are gathered In that great rope
to which all things are needful., Therefore
doth It not become Us to say this thing ID
evil and this good, OF the dark Is hateful
and the light lovely; for to other eyes thIn
the evil may be the good, and the
darkness more beautiful than the day, or
al alike be fair. Nearest thou, my Hollys"
Ifelt 1t was hopeless to argue against
casuistry Of this nature, which, IL it were
carried to its logical conclusion, would alb
solutely destroy all mortality, as we un-
derstand 1t. But her talk gave me a fresi,
thrill OF fear, for what may not be possible
to . being who, unconstrained by human
law, Is also absolutely unshackled by O
moral sense Of right and wrong, which,
however partial and conventional it may
be, is yet based, as our conscience tells us,
upon the grent wall of individual. %rcsponsi.
bility that marks Off mankind from the
beasts.
But I was deeply anxious to save Ustanc,
whom I liked and respected, from the dire
fate that overshadowcd her ut tho hands
Of her mighty rival. So I made one more
appeal.
"Ayesha," I said, ssthou art too subtle
for me, but thou thyself hast told mo that
each man should be q law unto himself,
and follow the teaching of his heart. Hath
thy heart no mercy for her whose place
thou wouldst take? Bcthink thee, us thou
sayest--though to me the thing is incredi-
blc-he whom thou desirest has returned
to thee after many years, and but now thou
hast. as thou sayes also, wrung him from
the jaws of death. wilt thou celebrate
his coming by the murder of one who loved
him, and whom perchance, he loved-one,
at any rate, who saved his life for thee
when the spears of thy slaves would have
made an end thereof Thou sayest also
that in past days thou didst grievously
wrong this man, that with thine wv hand
thou didst Stay him because of the Egyp-
ean Amenartas. whom he loved"
"fIow knowest thou that, oh, strangely
How knowest thou that name? spoke II
not to thee, she broke in with cry, catch.
ing at my arm.
.'Perchancc I dreamed It," I answered
s'strange dreams do hover about these
caves of Kor. 1t Seems that the dream
wa, indeed, a shadow of the truth. Wliat
came to tiee of thy mad criine?-twc
thousand years of waiting, vas it not? and
now wOulist thou repeat the history. Say
what thou wilt. l tell thee that evil will
come of it.; for to him who docth, at the
least, good breeds good and evil evil, ever
though in after days MI of evil cometh
good. Offcnses must needs come, but woe
to him by whom the offcnsa corleth. Sc
said that Messiah of whom I spoke to thee,
aud it was truly said. If thou slaycst this
innocent woman, l say unto thee that thou
shalt be accursed, aad pluck no fruit from
thine ancient tree of love. Also, wl.:t
thinkest thou. How will this man talk.
thee r%ed-hanacd from the slaughter Of he,
who loved and tended hims"
AS to that" she answered, 81 have al
ready answered thee. Had I slain thee as
we'll as her, yet should he love me, Holly,
becaues he could not help himself, any
more than thou couldst help dying. il by
chance I slew thee, oh, Holly. And yet
maybe there is truth in what thou dost
say; for In some way it pEesseth on my
mind. II it may be, I will spare this wom-
an; FOR have 1 not told thee tiat 7 am not
cruel for the sake IF cruelty? love not to
see suffering, or to cause it. Let her come
before me-quick, now, before my mood
changes" and she hastily covered her face
with Its gnuzy wrapping.
Well pleased to have succeeded even to
this extent, I passed out into the passage
md called to Cstane, whose white garment
I caught sight of some yards away, hld-
died up against one of the earthcnw;,re
lamps that were placed at intervals along
the tunnel Sic rose, md r;l. toward me.
SIS my lord dead? Oh, say not he is
dead" she cried, lifting her noble-looi;ing
face, all stained as it was with tears, up TO
me with an mir of infinite bcscecling that
went straight to my heart.
NAY; he lives" l answered. "Stc hath
saved him. Enter"
She sighed deeply, and entered, and fell
upon her hands andilnees, aftcrthe custom
of h Amahasgger people, in the presence
TO the dread Sic.
.Stand," said Ayesha, in her coolest
voice, "and come lither."
Ustane obeyed, standing before her with
bowed head.
Then carue a pause, which she broke.
"Who is this mani" she said, pointinst to
the sleeping form of Leo.
"The man is my husband, "she answered
in a low voice.
~ u SatC illl1 " eilSG lOl u ilstSOttIO!
81 took him according to tho custom of
our country, oh, She"
"Tlou hast lone evil, woman, in taking
this man, who is u stranger. lie is not a
man of thine own race, and the custom
fails. Listen. P%crchance thor dit!st this
thing hroughignorancc; therefore, wo,nan,
do l spare thee; otherwise hadst thou died.
Listen again. Go from hence back to thine
own place, and never dare to speak to or
set thine eyes upon this man again. He is
not for thee. Listen q third time. If thou
breakfast this my law, that moment thou
diest. Co."
But Ustane did not move.
"Go, womanl"
Then she looked up, and I saw that her
face was torn with passion.
"Nay, oh. She, I will not CO." she an
swered, in q choked voice. 1.-The man is
my husband, and I love him; I love him,
and I will not leave him. What right hast
thou to make me leave my husband!"
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